Annie Scott Ahkeah

Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Annie Scott Ahkeah will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Pastor Herman Harrison will be officiating.

A visitation has been scheduled Monday from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel.

Annie was born on Oct. 7, 1943 in Towaoc, Colo., the daughter of Frank and Mary (Jim) Scott. She passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M., at the age of 70.

On Oct. 27, 1961 in Rico, Colo., Annie married Wallace Ahkeah. She belonged to the Penecostal Church, and throughout her life worked for the Cortez Laundry, Silver & Gold, and Mesa Verde Pottery. Annie was also a self-employed silversmith and potter. She loved to collect gold jewelry, go to yard sales and art shows.